OBC on NCL, can it be used for Casino Chips?

[pmcue]

We have both NCL and Travel Agent OBC.

[jakesnana]

We have both NCL and Travel Agent OBC.

 

The OBC will be applied to your onboard account as a credit. Therefore, you can "draw" against your account for casino purchases which would technically be using the OBC for the casino.

 

If you plan on only playing the slots, simply upload money from your onboard account onto your players card and spin away.

 

If you want the money for the tables, keep in mind that if you go to the casino cage and/or the tables to do get funds, you will charged a 3% convenience fee. To avoid this, upload money to your player's card on the slot machine, then go to the cage and "cash out". THEN you can take your cash to the tables without paying the 3%.

[pmcue]

Thanks for the reply and bonus Reply. Very useful.

[VideoTech]

..........If you plan on only playing the slots, simply upload money from your onboard account onto your players card and spin away.

 

If you want the money for the tables, keep in mind that if you go to the casino cage and/or the tables to do get funds, you will charged a 3% convenience fee. To avoid this, upload money to your player's card on the slot machine, then go to the cage and "cash out". THEN you can take your cash to the tables without paying the 3%.

 

Sorry, that's not my experience of how the casino card on NCL works. The casino card is only for keeping track of the points you accumulate as you play; it does not carry any cash value.

 

You are correct in that you can get a cash advance from the casino cage, which will be charged against your on board account, and will carry a 3% service charge fee. The money will be handed to you in cash, however. The advantages of doing this are two: First, no secondary ATM fees. Second, since the cash advance appears on your on board bill as just another purchase, you won't pay a cash advance fee to your credit card company.

[jakesnana]

Sorry, that's not my experience of how the casino card on NCL works. The casino card is only for keeping track of the points you accumulate as you play; it does not carry any cash value.

 

You are correct in that you can get a cash advance from the casino cage, which will be charged against your on board account, and will carry a 3% service charge fee. The money will be handed to you in cash, however. The advantages of doing this are two: First, no secondary ATM fees. Second, since the cash advance appears on your on board bill as just another purchase, you won't pay a cash advance fee to your credit card company.

 

That has been my experience on the last 3 NCL cruises I have taken, which have all been in the last 2 years.

 

If you have funds left on the machine when you finish playing it, where do you upload them to? I have also drawn against my onboard account, while at the machine, rather than going to the cage and leaving the machine.

[canadian cruise queen]

If you have a non refundable OBC can you use the card to take that cash out? Therefore it could be spent to the DSC by then going to the front desk and putting the cash on your account?

[Fishbait17]

That has been my experience on the last 3 NCL cruises I have taken, which have all been in the last 2 years.

 

If you have funds left on the machine when you finish playing it, where do you upload them to? I have also drawn against my onboard account, while at the machine, rather than going to the cage and leaving the machine.

 

I have never been able to upload any monies from my onboard account directly onto any card in anY NCL casino. On NCL, your casino card (the one you put into the machine) is not linked in any way to your onboard account. To get cash from my onboard account, I have always have had to go to the casino cage, sign a voucher, and received cash. You cannot "upload" any winnings on to your CAS card, you must cash out of the machine, which prints a voucher, which in turn must be cashed in at the casino cage.

 

There ARE some times when promotional play is uploaded onto your CAS card (from NCL "pay$10,get$20play", promotional winnings from casino drawings, etc) which in turn can be downloaded into a machine and MUST be played (as in, cannot be loaded back on to your card). This is the only time there are any monies to pull off your NCL CAS card...

 

Perhaps you are confusing NCL with Carnival, who do not offer a separate casino card, but instead use your key card in the machines in the casino?

 

Robin

Edited August 29, 2012 by Fishbait17

[VideoTech]

That has been my experience on the last 3 NCL cruises I have taken, which have all been in the last 2 years.

 

If you have funds left on the machine when you finish playing it, where do you upload them to? I have also drawn against my onboard account, while at the machine, rather than going to the cage and leaving the machine.

 

Hmm, that's odd. As for funds you have left over on the machine, you receive those in the form of a ticket. You can put the ticket in another machine, or cash it out at the casino cage.

 

It really sounds to me as if you're describing what some of the other cruise lines do. Carnival and RCI both use the key-card (which is tied to your onboard account). You can load your machine up with money initially, and then when you cash it out, the balance goes on your key card and you move to another machine with it.

 

On those lines, since your key card is tied to the on board account and credit card, I would assume that you could get a cash advance directly to your key card from your on-board account.

 

Just to be certain, I checked with DW, who most recently got a cash advance in an NCL casino. She confirmed to me that she received the money in cash.

 

In any case, the OP's original question was about the availability of a cash advance from their on board account. You certainly can do this on NCL, as noted previously.

[jakesnana]

I stand corrected and I'm sorry. I was confusing NCL with Carnival, and the fact that I had funds on my NCL players card from the slot website.

 

BTW NCL if you're listening, I would prefer it be the way RCCL and Carnival do their tracking.

[VideoTech]

I stand corrected and I'm sorry. I was confusing NCL with Carnival, and the fact that I had funds on my NCL players card from the slot website.

 

BTW NCL if you're listening, I would prefer it be the way RCCL and Carnival do their tracking.

 

No apologies needed, everyone here just likes to make sure that people get accurate information when they ask a question. I'm certainly guilty of confusing cruises and ships in the past too!

 

As for me, I'm happy with the way NCL does the CAS card. Ticket in/Ticket out doesn't bother me much..it's just like a land casino.

[DMRick]

Just to be clear, because on Princess I bought $100 worth of chips on the floor, spent only $20 of them and cashed in the rest for $80. No fees at all. On NCL, if I bought $100 worth of chips from my non refundable OBC, they would cost me $103? Thanks.

[nyscilla]

I have $300 OBC and will likely get more as I generally purchase a future cruise certificate. I'd definitely be willing to pay 3% if I am able to get it out in cash to use for tips (not DSC but extras) and shore shopping. Can someone confirm that this isn't an excluded use for OBC?

Edited October 9, 2015 by nyscilla

[Moby0215]

The OBC will be applied to your onboard account as a credit. Therefore, you can "draw" against your account for casino purchases which would technically be using the OBC for the casino.

 

If you plan on only playing the slots, simply upload money from your onboard account onto your players card and spin away.

 

If you want the money for the tables, keep in mind that if you go to the casino cage and/or the tables to do get funds, you will charged a 3% convenience fee. To avoid this, upload money to your player's card on the slot machine, then go to the cage and "cash out". THEN you can take your cash to the tables without paying the 3%.

 

 

Not sure if anyone else has corrected you yet as I didn't read the whole thread but the 3% is charged no matter how you get the money. Slot and/or cage both have the 3%.

 

 

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[cb at sea]

We've never had money from slots go to our seapass on RCI.....maybe it's something new?